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• Re: I get no respect
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:30:17 -0400
  ...have big blind spots, and the size and placement of the B pillar makes them hard to check. I highly recommend those stick-on...
• Re: For real? (CL listing)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:48:56 EST
  ...note sure what the thing is on the drivers side B pillar, though.. ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape...
• Re: Grill for vent at front door on B pillar
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:09:07 -0400
  On a westy at least, that vent is only stock on the passenger side. It was purposely omitted on the driver's side, though...
• Re: Accessing the B or C pillar to run a water pipe
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:52:22 -0700
  ...in my '84 has the hoses in the driver's side B pillar > > - no > > obstructions. > > > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 4:44 PM...
• Re: C Pillar Wiring - is this possible?
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:33:35 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] C Pillar Wiring - is this possible? > M'obeechi, > I used the B pillar on the passenger side to route an eight gauge...
• List check in
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Jul 2025 23:11:51 -0400
  ...My B pillar slider side handle is turning out to be a favorite item that many use. My current project is to add an...
• interior for sale
  Historical mailing list - BillM
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 20:52:18 -0500
  ...The plastic panel for each side of the seat and all the ones on the drivers side up to the b pillar,the black...
• Re: at the wreckers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:32:48 -0800
  Ahem, Panelvans don't come pre-perforated for side windows aft of the B-pillar. How in the heck can I get a sliding...
• Re: Hella Map Lights
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 2008 10:00:02 -0700
  ...Hella Map Lights I mounted an Osram light (basically the same thing, but with a cylindrical head instead) to the passenger side B-pillar...
• Re: at the wreckers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:41:52 -0800
  ...don't come pre-perforated for side windows aft of > the B-pillar. > > How in the heck can I get a sliding door shipped...
• Re: High Roof Freaks Unite!!!
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 00:14:02 +0100
  ...This roof extends the windshield in a curve up to the B-pillar, where is the highest point, and continues with a slightly degrade...
• Re: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 5 May 2011 11:34:21 -0700
  ...Eventually, the water would overcome > the > > flange between the door and the B-pillar, which then leaked into the > > B-pillar as well as...
• Re: AC system wiring questions (SOS)
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 12:27:04 +0100
  ...The pre �86 that only reaches from the B-Pillar to the front. And I am searching for the �86 and up version (the...
• Re: Pillar letters and air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 08:17:53 -0600
  ...vents are.> > Can someone fill me in on which is the B pillar, C pillar, D pillar, etc?> > My van is an early 86...
• Re: Moab man dies in I-70 crash
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:50:42 +1300
  ...Head-injury from contact with the A or B-pillar? Rollover? Perhaps he slid down an embankment and hit a frozen rut or something...
• Pillar letters and air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:17:28 -0700
  ...Can someone fill me in on which is the B pillar, C pillar, D pillar, etc? My van is an early 86 model, actually...
• AC line fittings
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:12:33 -0500
  ...Note 2 of my lines will be in the B pillar so space is tight. I spoke with one local auto parts store that...
• Re: Accessing the B or C pillar to run a water pipe
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:44:34 -0400
  Other than at the top or bottom of the B pillar I don't believe there is any blockage, but I do not authoritatively...
• Re: Any Recommended Body Shops in Vancouver BC?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 22 May 2007 23:27:49 -0700
  ...Mostly > on the driver's side between the b pillar and the lower door frame part. > > The rest of the van is in pretty...
• Slider opening assistence handle mod?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:04:24 -0500
  ...I’m wondering if mounting one on the B pillar inside the van sort of near the seatbelt, could aid in getting in and...
• Re: Westy front curtain doesn't fit!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 10:16:42 -0700
  ...the A pillars, and two snaps top and bottom on the B pillars. Rear view mirror holds up the center. Stuart -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Wiring for sink, etc.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:51:35 -0400
  ...If LED panel and pump are both not working, the usual reason is the 8-amp fuse at the base of the B pillar...
• Re: Ventilation system questions - Aircooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 21:52:39 EDT
  ...The bottom edge of the B-pillar duct seals were being hit by the plastic piece in the bottom rear corner of the doors...
• Re: Serious light bulb question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 12:34:31 -0500
  ...You might consider pulling the fuse at the driver's B-pillar if you think this is an issue. d
• Re: Battery Blankets for Cold Climes?
  Historical mailing list - George Hahn
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 15:32:05 -0700
  ...the undersink area thru the gap below the driver's side B pillar. BTW: This outlet is also a fine place to plug in...
• places where rodents get into vanagons... save this list!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:54:56 -0500
  ...rear hatch drain holes at bottom- -vent holes in A and B pillars - front shock access holes under the front seats (if the rubber...
• Re: Advice on front collision damage
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:22:59 EST
  ...and because the door took some of the hit, there may be damage to the B pillar as well where the impact was transmitted...
• Re: Yakima roof rack fit
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 21 May 2007 10:41:12 -0700
  ...It is above the 'B' pillar between front and side doors and had 15 thou clearance before the lumber I pack up there bent...
• adding a/c to a Doublecab...?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 10:34:33 EST
  ...while the drivers side bolts to the upper B pillar. since Dokas dont have the sliding soor track, how do you support the passenger...
• Re: Middle Seat Mod - Vanagon GL (rear seat and seatbelt question)
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 22:40:43 EDT
  ...It just wasn't going to be able to slide in and out with the B pillar in the way. To miss the B...
• Re: Other driving distractions - who has a dash cam?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 18:24:49 -0800
  ...and run sideswipe last year that ate my cladding and crumpled B pillar a bit. > > Yrs, > d > >> On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 9...
• Re: OK, thinking of selling my 1985 Vanagon in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:25:17 -0700
  On my '84 I installed a bracket on the B pillar for the front table so it could be used outside. Others have welded...
• Re: fuzzy door vent bezels
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 6 May 2003 11:50:57 -0700
  Yes, they seal against the opening in the door itself, the channel which brings air from the front and channels it up the 'B...
• unclas [Syncro] Awning Preferences: A&E vs Carefree?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:42:48 -0500
  ...over the passenger >door (in front of the B-pillar)? Or should I just stick w/ on that goes from >the rear of the...
• Front Overhead AC Modified for a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 15:39:09 -0600
  ...w/ poptop location, conflict w/ drivers side piping furr-out on B pillar & sink cabinet, etc. Has anyone installed this unit in a westy...
• Re: Black knobs on B (?) pillars
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 6 Sep 2015 00:36:34 -0500
  ---- eve Appleton <appleton_eve@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > And all this time i've been using 'em for a privacy screen. Go figure. Learn somethin...
• Re: westfalia 2nd battery question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 08:24:03 -0800
  ...I ran my wiring inside the "B" pillar (where the latches are for the front doors) and cut a hole in it just above...
• Re: Source for the vinyl metal covering around windows, b-pillar, etc in westies
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:45:44 -0800
  I purchased material for this area from SewFine for a pet damaged 87 GL Syncro Westy. The patten was very close match to the...
• wierd cylinder under driver footwell molding(jetta no vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:50:28 -0700
  ...the cable seemed to travel up the b-pillar. there was a warning on the cylinder in several languages, and the one in english...
• Re: Bottom ventilation lever
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 23:12:51 -0500
  ...There is a corresponding tube through each door that feeds the air into rectangular grilles in the B-pillars, then up and back to...
• black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:52:56 -0800
  ...bag added another utility port just aft of the driver side B pillar same hight as the other 3 it is for connecting the...
• Re: I get no respect
  Historical mailing list - David King
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:40:22 -0500
  ...have big blind spots, and the size and placement of the B > pillar makes them hard to check. I highly recommend those stick-on...
• and to add..Re: here is a stumper..two VIN's on the dash?? anyone ever heard?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:12:11 EST
  ...s on the poprivited one; and that the driver's door B pillar post CMVS/Federal/weight/VIN sticker matches the Canadian market VIN...
• Our beloved Vanagon (was Where have all the Vanagons gone?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 19:41:35 EDT
  ...Makes a 7 passenger Vanagon look like a wide-body jet! Talk about your leg room! The Silhouette has no side vision-The B...
• Re: adding a/c to a Doublecab...?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:17:24 -0800
  ...while the drivers > side bolts to the upper B pillar. since Dokas dont have the sliding soor > track, how do you support the passenger...
• Re: Taking out the dash for BEHR unit / Radio relocation
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 21:45:24 -0800
  ...A royal PITA to run the wires properly up the a and b pillars. Also a little awkward to change a CD, but otherwise...
• Re: westy + canine = no good
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:36:57 -0400
  ...C'mon, who has pictures of their B-pillar. Either they took the pictures before and had the dog do the damage OR the...
• Re: custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 22:29:19 -0600
  ...the b-pillar (vertical post behind the front door) isn't wide enough ... about an inch of the light sticks past the rear edge...
• Re: LED lamp
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:07:07 -0700
  ...Reduced under $10. > > I stuck mine to the passenger side B pillar since opening > the back door of > the crewcab does not turn on...
• Re: fuzzy door vent bezels
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 6 May 2003 12:31:00 -0700
  ...which brings air > from the front and channels it up the 'B' pillar and to the vents in the rear, above > the windows. If...
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:39:53 -0800
  ...screwdriver stuck to a rare earth > magnet on the passenger side B pillar. �It should go without saying > that they're _inside_ the bus...
• Buy this = buying trouble?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Nizyborski
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 12:53:59 PDT
  ...plugs (3 & 4), but not fouled - body damage on sliding door & "B" pillar - cooling system pressure OK - no A/C - no rust - 110 K...
• Re: mounting roof lights
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:20:10 EST
  ...The wiring appeared to have been run just to the inside of the B-pillar. BenT
• Re: Other driving distractions - who has a dash cam?
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 21:13:42 -0600
  ...and run sideswipe last year that ate my cladding and crumpled B pillar a bit. Yrs, d On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 9...
• Re: air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 23:10:25 -0400
  ...85 era (front overhead) AC systems should drip from the B pillars (just behind the front tires.) In Dash Behr units should drip out...
• Westfalia wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 17:37:27 -0800
  ...couple years ago had the late wiring. (Two fuses on the 'b' pillar.) So with all the Vanagon Westy owners we have here, we...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:46:49 -0800
  ...2.) in the B pillar inside the slider. 3.) under the passenger's knees. Remember to check the gauges frequently and shake 'em up...
• Re: serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 12:38:35 -0700
  ...designing some sort of locking hasp that will mount to the b pillar (aft of the door) and the door itself. when i engage...
• bench front seat for sale! was:Re: 16" Syncro Double Cab double pass. seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 19:34:54 EST
  ...will slide right into the front seat tracks on ANY vanagon or westy, but needs a bolt run into the passenger's B pillar...
• Re: Grill for vent at front door on B pillar
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:12:51 -0700
  The PO of my '82 used the driver side opening to store his bottle of diesel treatment... On 12 Sep 2005 at 7:09...